LXGW WenKai GB Lite / Xiawu Wenkai GB Lightweight Edition
An open-source Simplified Chinese font derived from Klee One. An open-source Chinese font derived from Klee One.
To facilitate developers to embed fonts into the software, a lightweight version (Lite version) is provided according to the font library size of the early version of Xiawu Wenkai GB.
As a streamlined version of the original Xiawu Wenkai GB font, compared with the complete version of Xiawu Wenkai GB, this font eliminates some less commonly used Chinese characters and proverb characters added to the full version, which is suitable for embedded in the APP.
If the full version has glyph optimization or feature updates, the lightweight version will also follow.
"Xiawu Wenkai GB Lightweight Edition" supports Unicode Variation Sequences (UVS) and is used to select the width of the tadpole quote “''” . Click here to view the list.
Font introduction and preview
For font introduction, please refer to Xiawu Wenkai GB page.
Font preview
Get fonts
ⅰ. Download directly
- Download the ttf format font file in the Releases interface.
- Yongshuo E disk personal download site and Lanzhaoyun (password e0zt) will be updated within 48 hours after this project is updated.
ⅱ. Generate from source code
Please run ./sources/build.bat or ./sources/build.sh . fontmake needs to be installed: pip3 install fontmake and fontTools : pip3 install fonttools .
Things to note
- This font can coexist with the full version of Xiawu Wenkai GB. The font family name in the simplified Chinese environment is " Xiawu Wenkai GB Lightweight Edition ". In other language environments, it is LXGW WenKai GB Lite , please pay attention.
- Since this font is a streamlined version, some relatively rare Chinese characters will be missing within the scope of implementation level 2 of GB 18030-2022. If these characters are particularly needed, please download the full version.
Authorization information
This font is a Klee open source project developed and released by FONTWORKS based on SIL Open Font License 1.1. Klee is a trademark of FONTWORKS.
Maobin.com provides SIL Open Font License 1.1 unofficial simplified Chinese translation for easy understanding and is for reference only.
license
- This font can be used freely for both individuals and enterprises, without paying, and without knowing or indicating the original author. (But I would be grateful if I told.)
- This font can be freely disseminated and shared, or installing the font in a system, software or APP is also allowed, and can be bundled, redistributed and/or sold together with any software.
- This font can be freely modified and modified to produce derivative fonts. Modified or modified fonts must also be disclosed in SIL OFL.
limit
- When making derivative fonts, the font name cannot be used with the "reserved name" of the original font. This font retains the name "Xiawu" and "LXGW". Based on the font secondary derived from this font, the words "Xiawu" or "LXGW" cannot appear in the name; and without modifying the font source code, the recompiled fonts can continue to use the retained name "Xiawu" and "LXGW" of this font.
- According to Article 1 of the "Limitations and Conditions" of SIL Open Font License 1.1, the separate sale of font files (OTF/TTF files) is prohibited.
- This font cannot be issued under license other than SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Acknowledge
- FONTWORKS Co., Ltd. provides original open source fonts; Developer GitHub homepage
- The original font designer Mr. Francis Chow, as well as @Jingnanzifang, @Yeshazhile, etc., provide guidance on the design and modification of the font;
- @Georgome, @Magmeta, etc. assist in improving fonts;
- @Jiangdaqiao BridgeRiver, @ItMarki, @Marrigo, etc. provide feedback on the omissions in the modification process;
- Iosevka / Nerd-Fonts provides Powerline symbols for monospace fonts;
- Some of the characters and pen shapes are borrowed from "Coriander"/Iansui, "Coriander Yakai"/Jyunsai Kaai;
- Tab characters, Ideographic Description Character (IDC) and other characters are borrowed from the self-thinking source bold;
- Characters such as auspicious patterns, CC license icons, etc. are derived from boiled bean bold;
- The "?" outer contour of the missing word
.notdef is taken from Noto Emoji (Monochrome).
Related information
- General Standard Chinese Character Table
- General specifications for Chinese characters stroke order
- GB/T 2312-1980 Basic set of Chinese character encoding character set for information exchange
- GB/T 12345-1990 Chinese character encoding character set auxiliary set for information exchange
- GB/T 8565.2-1988 Encoded character set for information processing text communication Part 2: Graphic character set
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